Rizwan Rahman, a sponsor director, was elected as the vice-chairman of Eastland Insurance at its 225th board meeting on Wednesday, according to a press release.A former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2021 and 2022, Rizwan...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Robi Axiata secured a remarkable 78 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 1.89 billion in the third quarter through September this year through efficient cost management.Lower forex loss was another major reason for the boost to the profit.The...
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters): Global gold demand excluding over-the-counter (OTC) trading was steady year-on-year at 1,176.5 metric tons in the third quarter as higher investment activity offset reduced jewellery consumption, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Wednesday.Spot gold prices...
Oil prices rose more than 2.0 per cent on Wednesday, after Reuters reported OPEC+ could delay a planned oil production increase scheduled to take effect in December by a month or more, due to concerns about soft oil demand and...
VALENCIA, Oct 30 (Al Jazeera): At least 62 people have died in flash floods that swept through Spain's eastern region of Valencia after torrential rain, local authorities have said.Heavy storms on Tuesday triggered floods across parts of southern and eastern...
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Al Jazeera): Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought and food security, a new report by health experts has warned.In 2023 - the...
CALI, Colombia, Oct 30 (AFP): Humanity faces an "existential crisis" caused by its rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned delegates Tuesday at a major biodiversity summit in Colombia.The 16th so-called Conference of Parties (COP16) to the...
CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters/AFP): A series of Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, medics said.Eight people were killed in a strike in the Salateen area of Beit Lahiya in the north, close...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Discussions about health sector reform have been intense lately. With experts from diverse backgrounds opining on what needs to be fixed, little is on the table about healthcare workers' health, safety, and well-being. Without taking care of the workers who...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-10-31 00:00:00
The recent BRICS summit in Kazan was an unqualified success for Russian President Putin. It was his moment to demonstrate to his enemies in the West that despite the sanctions imposed on him over the Ukraine issue, he remains a...
The United Nations was born on the ruins of the horrors of World War II. The organisation's commitment was to protect future generations from the atrocities of war. But today, standing on the brink of World War III, that promise...
Tree plantation should be a proactive and essential measure for a healthier planet. In recent years, we have faced unprecedented and extreme weather due to climate change, driven by global warming. It is crucial that we, as a community, come...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-10-31 00:00:00
After the fall of the Hasina government on August 5, the judiciary has seen a changing of the guard with the departure of several judges, including the Chief Justice. The judiciary had, in fact, become one of the key instruments...
The news that loan disbursement for agriculture has registered a 27 per cent fall is quite concerning. Much as the reason behind the decline in the disbursement of farm loan may be strong, any reversal in agricultural output due to...
OUR CORRESPONDENTKHULNA, Oct 29: The construction work on Hi-Tech Park in the city has been suspended for nearly two months as the contracting firm of India has moved away after the fall of the Awami League-led government.So, uncertainty looms large...
Defending champions Bangladesh will play hosts Nepal in the final match of the seven-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship' 2024 today (Wednesday) in a hope to retain the regional title, reports UNB.The match will kick off at 6:45...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
The government has provided 100-percent tax-exemption facilities for all renewable energy-oriented power producers whose commercial production will begin between July 01, 2025 and June 30, 2030 on the basis of Build Owned Operate (BOO). They will enjoy the facilities for...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
The interim government has decided to provide lifetime waiver of the tuition fees for the students injured in the student uprising.The Ministry of Education disclosed the decision in a notification on Tuesday.The ministry has also mentioned in the notification what...
Stating that the government should not make any hasty decisions regarding constitutional matters, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called upon all to maintain the national unity at any cost to resist any plots by evil quarters, reports UNB.While...
Dhaka Mirpur Road remains gridlocked for a long time on Tuesday, causing immense suffering to commuters, as students from seven DU-affiliated colleges stage a demonstration at the Science Laboratory intersection in the city to press for the formation of an...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
After scrapping a deal signed by the previous government with local Summit Group, the interim government has now taken a fresh move to build a new floating LNG terminal of similar type at the same site on the Moheshkhali island,...
Siddique Islam | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
The exchange rate of Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) against the US dollar has long been witnessing stability, easing its sales pressure to a greater extent and giving an impetus to the country's foreign-exchange reserves. The US currency is now selling to...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be taken to London first and then to a third country for advanced treatment very soon, reports UNB. "Considering her health condition, we have started preparations to transfer her to a multidisciplinary hospital abroad as...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
Minimum taxes may go in the first stroke as the advisory committee on revenue reform suggests exploring ways to phase out some regressive-nature taxes.In a meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) high-ups Tuesday, the members of the panel...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah, along with Commissioners Md Jahurul Haque and Mst. Asia Khatoon, resigned on Tuesday. An ACC source confirmed the matter, revealing that they left their letters of resignation and departed the...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has proposed a total waiver of import taxes on rice to tame post-flood volatile market, as the staple prices show wayward upturns.The proposal came Tuesday amid a notable rise in rice prices on the domestic...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
A sitting Supreme Court judge heads the search committee the interim government formed to reconstitute the Election Commission to put Bangladesh on election train, in a fast turn of events in the post-uprising situation.Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh holds the potential to create around 7.0 million new jobs by 2035 in care-giving services while the global demand may rise over 300 million, according to ILO findings. Requisite investments in care policies like childcare and long-term care and...
A Dhaka court has sent former secretary of Election Commission (EC) Helal Uddin Ahmed to jail in a case lodged over the killing of BNP activist Mokbul, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the order on Tuesday as police...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 29 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General and Central Executive Council Member Muhammad Shahjahan Chowdhury said his party wants trial for brutal killing with logi-baitha orchestrated by Awami League and Chhatra League."Jamaat demands arrest and trial of the...
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